They're not mutually exclusive; I'm starting to think that the market for coders is basically a market for lemons. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Market_for

They're not mutually exclusive; I'm starting to think that the market for coders is basically a market for lemons. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Market_for_Lemons https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Market_for_Lemons So we end up with employers who don't want to pay top dollar in case they get a lemon, and competent developers who are either happy where they are or unwilling to work for lemon rates. And have you interviewed candidates for development positions recently? It is depressing, and I say that as someone who catches flak about being too generous and letting too many "poor-quality" candidates through screens.